Multilingual Approach to Mathematics Education

Authors

• Shailaja BairyMadhava Kripa School, Manipal, Karnataka-576104, India; Department of European Studies, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka-576104, India

Abstract

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